EDITOR’S DESK

Vanessa Sutherland, the subject of this month’s General Counsel Interview, says the right temperament is more important than impeccable credentials when it comes to hiring for her legal department, because the practice of law can be stressful and unpredictable. Both she and our new columnist, in-house legal search consultant Andrea Bricca, reference the environmental, social and governance issues that have disrupted all institutions including law departments over the past year. Bricca explains how close cooperation between GCs and chief human resources officers is the key to balancing employees’ demands for advocacy and freedom of expression against the potential clash with management’s duty to protect the organization’s interests.

Jules Cohen explains what your options are when a company you have a contract with declares bankruptcy, and columnist Jeffery Cross discusses something counterintuitive, the possibility that two officers in the same company can collude in an antitrust violation. In his article, Louis Lehot discusses the pros and cons of special purpose acquisition companies as vehicles for taking companies public and notes a trend worth considering even if going public isn’t on the table: Last year was the first in a long time in which more companies decided to go public than private.

Bob Nienhouse, Editor-In-Chief

bnienhouse@TodaysGC.com